Lavrov says neither Russia nor Syria staged deadly attack on Turkish soldiers in Syria

Neither Russia nor Syria staged deadly attack on Turkish soldiers in Syria, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said during an official visit to Turkey on Dec. 1.


Speaking at a joint news conference after meeting his Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu in the Mediterranean resort town of Alanya, Lavrov also said through a translator that Russia was “ready to speak with all parties in the Syrian conflict.”

Four Turkish soldiers were killed and nine others were wounded in the air strike during a Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army operation in northern Syria.

International agencies misquoted Lavrov as saying in earlier reports that Syria was responsible for the attack due to translation mistake.
 [hurriyetdailynews.com]
1/12/16
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